B757 flight crew must declare fuel emergency at ZZZ account unplanned delays due to airport configur...

Attributes
ACN	816003
Time
Date	200812
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 6835
ASRS Report	816003
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	816004
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft ATC Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Filed to ZZZ with no altitude; 1.6 extra fuel; I added 900 pounds of extra fuel. We then had 2.5 extra fuel. Inbound to ZZZ; runway change sent to hold at abcde hold for approximately 25 minutes. When cleared to exit hold; advised approach control we were 'minimum fuel.' other aircraft sequenced in front of us; became #5 on extended downwind. Once below 6.3 fuel outbound; declared emergency fuel. Landed with 5.5 fuel; uneventful recovery.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 flight crew must declare fuel emergency at ZZZ account unplanned delays due to airport configuration change.

Narrative: Filed to ZZZ with no altitude; 1.6 extra fuel; I added 900 pounds of extra fuel. We then had 2.5 extra fuel. Inbound to ZZZ; runway change sent to hold at ABCDE hold for approximately 25 minutes. When cleared to exit hold; advised Approach Control we were 'minimum fuel.' Other aircraft sequenced in front of us; became #5 on extended downwind. Once below 6.3 fuel outbound; declared emergency fuel. Landed with 5.5 fuel; uneventful recovery.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.